A Brotherhood of Canons Serving God : English Secular Cathedrals in the Later Middle Ages Hardback
by David N Lepine
Part of the Studies in the History of Medieval Religion series
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A study of the lives of cathedral clergy in the middle ages. This study focuses on the canons of the nine secular cathedrals in England in the later middle ages, who were amongst the most able and successful clerics of their age.
After considering the functions of the cathedrals which provided them with a comfortable income and considerable status, Dr Lepine turns to the canons themselves, tracing their origins and analysing their careers.
He examines the canons' residence at their cathedrals, establishing how manywere resident in the close and how much time they spent there.
The study concludes by presenting two case studies to show the vigour and diversity of capitular life in the later middle ages: Salisbury between 1398 and 1458 (its so-called golden age) and Lichfield from 1490 to 1540, on the eve of the Reformation. Dr DAVID LEPINE teaches history at Dartford Grammar School.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 4 b/w, 4 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:24/08/1995
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- ISBN:9780851156200
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages, 4 b/w, 4 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:24/08/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780851156200
